UTHSC News

Graduate Student Jordan Ross of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Receives NIH Fellowship to Study Fear Learning Mechanisms in Brain

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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Research

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced today that Jordan Ross, graduate student in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in the College of Medicine, is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health Fellowship. Ross will investigate the underlying mechanisms of sensory processing and plasticity, or changes, as they relate to fear learning… Read More

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Designated Center of Excellence in Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security, Hosts International Pharmaceutical Safety Conference June 26-29

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is taking a major role in helping to ensure that medical products and pharmaceuticals used around the world are safe. UTHSC has been designated a Center of Excellence in global medical product quality and pharmaceutical supply chain security by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), an international… Read More

2017 UTHSC Volunteer Your Voice Camp Makes Learning Fun

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

Tyler Brandt-Ogle had a blast at summer camp, and learned a lot, too. The 11-year-old from Kodak, Tennessee, went to the Volunteer Your Voice Summer Camp in Knoxville, a one-week camp for children ages 8 to 15 with speech, language, and hearing impairments. The program gives the participants a traditional camp experience, while helping them… Read More

Faculty Senate Recognizes, Thanks Supporters with Year-End Awards

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was named Administrator of The Year by the UTHSC Faculty Senate earlier this week for his support of the faculty organization and for his overall vision for the future of the campus. Faculty Senate… Read More

One Year Later: A Look at UTHSC College of Medicine Alums Who Saved Lives During the Pulse Nightclub Shooting Emergency

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical Care

“I knew it was not an ordinary event when the resident called, rather than paged,” said trauma surgeon Chadwick P. Smith, MD, (UTHSC COM, 2001). Dr. Smith was the attending surgeon on call at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) the night of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016. ORMC… Read More

CORNET Awards at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Grants $300,000 to New Collaborative Research Projects

Written by Sarah Ashley Bloch

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Research

  Six research teams were recently announced as the 2017 awardees for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards. Based on the ideals of cross-disciplinary team science, the CORNET Awards provide winning groups with seed money to stimulate innovative, interdisciplinary, team-based research, which will give rise to future extramural… Read More

Annual Suicide Prevention Conference Taking Place at UTHSC

Written by Jackie Denton

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Public Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host the Memphis Healing Center’s 8th annual Suicide and the Black Church Conference on June 14 from 1-4 p.m., and June 15 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Student-Alumni Center located at 800 Madison Avenue. “I Survived and So Can You” is this year’s theme… Read More

Teaching and Learning Center Aims to Be Premier Source of Learning and Instruction at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

  The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a premier source for modern learning, instruction, and support in technology education. An all-encompassing resource center for UTHSC faculty and instructional staff, the center hosts events designed for faculty and staff to share expertise and explore innovations in… Read More